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Griqua
… the missionary John Campbell, they came up with the name Griqua. They established a basic system of government based … called Klaarwater, later known as…
Griqua community
… The Griqua people’s history is not directly intertwined with that … the missionary John Campbell, they came up with the name Griqua. They established a basic…
EventGriqua leader Andries le Fleur is born
… Andries Abraham Stockenström le Fleur, Griqua leader (kaptyn) and visionary, was born in Herschel, … father were extremely active in the 1890s on behalf of…
Adam Kok III, Griqua chief and third legitimate son of Griqua chief Adam Kok II, is born in Griqualand West.
… Adam Kok III, Griqua chief and third legitimate son of Griqua chief Adam Kok II, is born in Griqualand West. …
BiographyBenny (!Khoisan X) Alexander
… He has instead chosen to capitalise on his San and Griqua ancestry by taking up a job as adviser to Adam Kok V, the head of the Griqua traditional royal…
The Griqua people gather in Philippolis (25-27 March) to celebrate with the theme “Griqua return to your heritage”. (News Bulle
… The Griqua people gather in Philippolis (25-27 March) to celebrate with the theme “Griqua return to your heritage”. (News Bulle …
Adam Kok II, Griqua chief, dies at the Berg River
… Adam Kok II, Griqua chief, dies at the Berg River …
Adam Kok III, Griqua chief and third son of Griqua chief Adam Kok II, dies near Kokstad. Date is given as 30 December 1875 in a
… Adam Kok III, Griqua chief and third son of Griqua chief Adam Kok II, dies near Kokstad. Date is given as …
Andrew (Andries) Abraham Stockenström le Fleur, Griqua leader (kaptyn) and visionary, is born in Herschel, CC.
… Andrew (Andries) Abraham Stockenström le Fleur, Griqua leader (kaptyn) and visionary, is born in Herschel, CC. …
Andrew (Andries) Abraham Stockenström le Fleur, Griqua leader (kaptyn) and visionary, dies in Krantzhoek, Plettenberg Bay
… Andrew (Andries) Abraham Stockenström le Fleur, Griqua leader (kaptyn) and visionary, dies in Krantzhoek, …
Nicholaas (Nicolaas) Waterboer, Griqua chief of Griquatown and eldest son of Andries Waterboer and his wife Gertruida Pienaar,
… Nicholaas (Nicolaas) Waterboer, Griqua chief of Griquatown and eldest son of Andries …
The British flag is officially hoisted in the diggers camps after the annexation of the Griqua territory ten days earlier.
… hoisted in the diggers camps after the annexation of the Griqua territory ten days earlier. …
Adam Kok III (64), Griqua chief, dies in Griqualand East. Date is given as 31 December 1875 in another source.
… Adam Kok III (64), Griqua chief, dies in Griqualand East. Date is given as 31 …
BiographyJohannes Henricus Brand
… the Griquas and the Tlhaping also laid claim to the find. Griqua chief Waterboer’s claim was backed by the Colonial …
BiographySir George Grey
… losing their cultural distinctiveness. The hard-pressed Griqua under Adam Kok were allowed to settle in 'Nomansland'. …
BiographyChief Kgosi Sekonyela
Sekonyela was born in 1804 in Harrismith next to the Wilge River. He was born in the royal family and later became the Chief of the Batlokwa people. His father…
Contact, conflict and dispossession on the Cape eastern or northern frontiers in the nineteenth century
… also hunted elephants and traded their tusks. The Kora and Griqua were groups of people of mixed descent and runaway … also traded pack oxen, which they got…
BiographyChief Sekonyela
Sekonyela was born in 1804 in Harrismith next to the Wilge River. He was born in the royal family and later became the Chief of the Batlokwa people. His father…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1800s
… "Basters" by the colonial authorities but name themselves Griqua , a name which has its possible origins in an old … codifies the Cape Slave Trade Law Cape…
ArticleThe Basotho
… sent them a diplomatic gift of cattle. Kora and the Griqua bandits also raided the Kingdom, but were ambushed by the Basotho, who seized their guns and…
Chapter IX - Triumph of disunity (1)
… Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke The Griqua Nation THE CONFLICT between Black and White in the … part played by the missionaries in the…
ArticlePrehistory of the Bloemfontein area
… posed by armed Khoe (Korana) and groups of mixed ancestry (Griqua). According to one interpretation, the city takes its name from Jan Bloem II, the leader of…
ArticleTransformation in Southern Africa Timeline 1700-1800
… unsuccessful. 1831 A force of around 300 mounted Kora and Griqua and several Tswana plan to completely conquer the … the missionaries lead a mixed group of…
PlaceGriquatown
… London Missionary Society, established a station among the Griqua at Leeuwenkuil. Thesite proved to be too arid for … ofa garden, excepting that of the…
Political revolution between 1820 and 1835
… Zimbabwe . Southern interior: role of Boer, Kora and Griqua raiders The Boer raiders were frontier farmers who … raided the Ndebele kingdom where they…
Mission Stations - G-H
… instead of Bastard (Khoikhoi), and the place called Griqua-town, instead of Klaar Water". Two months later, in … with a conical roof, a door, and one window…
ArticleMatabele Wars 1836-1896
… In the 1830s the Ndebele king made enemies of the Griqua and Rolong peoples through constant raids into their … in October 1836. The Voortrekker forces …
PlacePiketberg
… Sir Benjamin D’Urban. Khoisan origins Adam Kok III - Griqua Captain - 1848" by Anon. - South African Archives. … or GuriQua, who later followed Adam Kok –…
ArticlePolitical changes from 1750 to 1835
… by the Taung who had forged an alliance with the Kora and Griqua. They were unsuccessful and the Kora were driven to … In 1831 a force of around 300 mounted…
PlaceKranshoek, Western Cape
… in the early years of the 20th century by a group of Griqua trekkers under the leadership of Abraham le Fleur who … from their land in Kokstad. Le Fleur also…